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Moderator Finder and uStalk v1.2
The original Moderator Finder was written by kd5shw
The new uStalk and Moderator Finder are written by jmh9072 and Firebird347
[b]STATUS:
Moderator Finder: [url=http://mods.jmh9072.com]Online![/url]
uStalker: [url=http://ustalk.jmh9072.com/]Online![/url]
MIRRORS:
Gronfors's Mirror: [url=http://ustalk.fyrum.com/stalk.php?uid=1]Online![/url][/b]
[url=http://ustalk.googlecode.com/files/uStalk-Greasemonkey-v1.1-r50.user.js]Greasemonkey Script v1.1-r50[/url]
[u][b]What is it/How does it work?[/b][/u]
This program finds each moderator's last post time and enters it into a database. Whenever a person accesses the site, a list is shown, organized by the last time a moderator has posted. The list is updated no more frequently than every 30 minutes.
[u][b]Source Code[/b][/u]
The source code for uStalk can be found on [url=http://code.google.com/p/ustalk]Google Code![/url] :)
Feel free to play around with it and patches are very welcome if you have anything you'd like to add.
The code is licensed under the New BSD License. If you use it or parts of it in another project, please give credit to the authors. At the time of this writing, the authors are jmh9072 and Firebird347.
EDIT: Through the power of google, I have recovered the original post by kd5shw:
[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] kd5shw
Thanks to jmh9072 for hosting the site. The new modwatch can be found at [url]http://mods.kd5shw.com[/url]
[hr]
The question has been brought up a lot. How do I report spam. Several answers are given. (gmail, irc, msn, pms) Each method has its own pros and cons, but the question that always comes up about the pm solution is how do I tell which moderator is online. Now we have an answer. I've given out this answer a couple times in the individual threads, but the threads keep popping up. So I've decided that I should create a thread about it so more people can see it.
First a link: [url]http://kd5shw.com:1000/mod.html[/url]
[u]So what is it?[/u]
It is a list of moderators sorted, using a program I wrote, so that the last moderator to sign on is listed first. In the same row as the listed moderator is the time they last had activity on bnet. This time is the time that bnet servers use. I believe that is UTC -8, but I could be wrong.
[u]How do I use it?[/u]
I'll give an example. Say you see spam on bnet. Go to the site I linked above. Any mod that is on in the last 5 minutes(this isn't an exact figure use your judgement) can be considered 'online'. Then click on the avatar of the mod is online. This will bring you to the profille. Click on message user and send the message you want. If more than one moderator is online you can message them too by going back and clicking their avatar. Sending to more than one increases the chance of action being taken.
[u]How well does it work?[/u]
It works about as well as the online indicators on forums. I don't have access to the what sessions have been ended by logging out so there is some delay there compared to something that would be built into the site.
[u]How did you do it?[/u]
I wrote a program that downloads the moderator profiles and looks at the time stamp on the page. The program then does a sort on the list of moderators. If you want the source or the executable/batch files so you can run a local mirror or just so you can follow the code here is a link to the source/executables.
[url]http://kd5shw.com:1000/code/modhtml/[/url]
Note that it uses information available to everyone on bnet. It just organizes the information.[/quote]
NOTE: KD5's post was not edited at all in the interest of preserving his thread, and it should be noted that his original links no longer work. Also, some changes have been made since the New Hawtness that makes some of the information he wrote outdated. Currently, the program uses the date and time that the moderators last posted instead of the date and time they last loaded a page because the "Last Login" times are no longer shown in profiles. Any mod that has posted in the last 30 minutes can be considered online. It would be best to PM the ones that have posted fairly recently.
[Edited on 07.04.2012 1:55 PM PDT]

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] jmh9072
Just a note: the errors that are happening on the Moderator Finder/uStalk right now seem to be a result of a PHP update. We are looking into it and will post an update when know more.[/quote]
sounds good

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] a rascal cat
I think it would be particularly interesting if we were able to see who and who was not online. Not just Forum Ninjas, but all members. :)[/quote]A list of everyone we know are online? Hmm, that's interesting. We wouldn't be able to be 100% accurate, due to the fact that we only refresh individual users when a page is loaded with them on it, but it could be interesting nonetheless.

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] jmh9072
[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] HC Lone Wolf
[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] ARBITOR 5
Hmm, found another bug guys. The stalker just said that urk has posted on the 15th.. even though he hasn't posted since the 13th. [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=70804102&postRepeater1-p=2#70804536]It took me to this post[/url].
[i]Attem' boys![/i][/quote]
That includes posts that were made in groups.
:)[/quote]Correct!
Click the dropdown button on urk's title bar, and you'll see
[quote]last post: 03.15.2012 1:46 PM PDT[/quote][/quote]Oh really? Well.. thanks! Never knew that.

Oh, Arch's post made me remember something that I forgot to tell you, jmh (I fixed it myself so I forgot it was even a problem).
I'm not sure about GM's @match tags, but in Chrome, the matches in the manifest file are case-sensitive. When you click the Forum Topics button, it takes you to /Forums, where the script loads. When you click the banner, which takes you to /forums, it doesn't.

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] HC Lone Wolf
[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] ARBITOR 5
Hmm, found another bug guys. The stalker just said that urk has posted on the 15th.. even though he hasn't posted since the 13th. [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=70804102&postRepeater1-p=2#70804536]It took me to this post[/url].
[i]Attem' boys![/i][/quote]
That includes posts that were made in groups.
:)[/quote]Correct!
Click the dropdown button on urk's title bar, and you'll see
[quote]last post: 03.15.2012 1:46 PM PDT[/quote]

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] ARBITOR 5
Hmm, found another bug guys. The stalker just said that urk has posted on the 15th.. even though he hasn't posted since the 13th. [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=70804102&postRepeater1-p=2#70804536]It took me to this post[/url].
[i]Attem' boys![/i][/quote]
That includes posts that were made in groups.
:)
[Edited on 03.15.2012 3:06 PM PDT]

Hmm, found another bug guys. The stalker just said that urk has posted on the 15th.. even though he hasn't posted since the 13th. [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=70804102&postRepeater1-p=2#70804536]It took me to this post[/url].
[i]Attem' boys![/i]

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] spawn031
How do I get my "stalkees" to be displayed on the Bungie.net forum pages above the create new thread button? I have the moderators there right now, how do I add my "friends list" to that section?[/quote]Just click the wrench and configure it using your uStalk ID (which is displayed in the top right hand corner when you are logged into [url]http://ustalk.jmh9072.com[/url].
[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] ARBITOR 5
Hey boys, you may want to add two Members on the Mod Stalk;
- DeeJ
- Butane123 (hes a ninja [i]again[/i])[/quote]Done, thanks.
[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] arch4ng13
[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] shadow 2648
I aprove of this... Is this getting added to " All GM scripts go here"[/quote]
It should already be there, At least that's where I think I got it from.[/quote]Indeed, it is there.
[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] arch4ng13
I'm not sure if you have had any time to work on the server but I'm still getting a "hick-up" every now and then about it having trouble loading.[/quote]No, not yet. I'm determined to get it done within the next two weeks, though. I have just been really busy.

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Firebird347
I see some error log messages which are probably the source of this. I don't know what the actual problem is. I'm looking into now. I'll update this post when I think I have everything figured out.
[Edit/Update]
I figured out what the issue is, and have increased the timeout which should help some (although doesn't solve the underlying issue). There is a hack we do for updating info (really it should be a background processing task, but that means rewriting it to not be PHP). I was planning to rewrite part of uStalk, although that is probably still a little while off. Until then, I'll keep looking for a better short term fix.
[2nd edit]
Just because I find this kind of peculiar: The error happens ~every 30 minutes. I increased the timeout again, which *crosses fingers* hopefully alleviates the problem.[/quote]
Its still happening. How strange.

I see some error log messages which are probably the source of this. I don't know what the actual problem is. I'm looking into now. I'll update this post when I think I have everything figured out.
[Edit/Update]
I figured out what the issue is, and have increased the timeout which should help some (although doesn't solve the underlying issue). There is a hack we do for updating info (really it should be a background processing task, but that means rewriting it to not be PHP). I was planning to rewrite part of uStalk, although that is probably still a little while off. Until then, I'll keep looking for a better short term fix.
[2nd edit]
Just because I find this kind of peculiar: The error happens ~every 30 minutes. I increased the timeout again, which *crosses fingers* hopefully alleviates the problem.
[Edited on 01.15.2012 2:15 PM PST]

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] ARBITOR 5
[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] arch4ng13
Is anyone having any problems with their modstalker? Sometimes it will load, other times it wont, and other times it will load 3 of the same modstalkers one on top of the other.[/quote]
Yeah I get that too. Bust be a bug.[/quote]
Hmm. I'll check into it.
Firebird recently migrated to a new host, so it's almost assuredly something to do with the new configuration.
[Edited on 01.12.2012 11:06 AM PST]

[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] arch4ng13
Is anyone having any problems with their modstalker? Sometimes it will load, other times it wont, and other times it will load 3 of the same modstalkers one on top of the other.[/quote]
Yeah I get that too. Bust be a bug.